Rwanda
© Amnesty International
Overview
The authorities took measures to promote the right to health during the COVID-19 pandemic and promised accountability for excessive use of force by police officers. Reports of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, excessive use of force, unfair trials and restrictions on the right to freedom of expression continued.
Death penalty status
Abolitionist for all crimes
Does not use the death penalty
News
Media enquiries
Our Offices
Amnesty International Secretariat Office
View All Contact InfoResearch
Reports, briefings, urgent actions and UN submissions
Commentary
Analysis, opinion, personal stories and more.
Ethiopia
Ten wins for human rights in East Africa, the Horn and Great Lakes region
Rwanda
Using digital verification methods to investigate human rights violations in Rwanda
Central African Republic
Lessons from beyond the mass grave
Africa
Unsafe to speak out